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parkinsonise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parkin-sonise
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (a person or animal) to exhibit signs and symptoms of Parkinsonism, especially as an extrapyramidal side effect from antipsychotic medications.

Etymology

From Parkinson + -ise.

Inflected Forms

Parkinsonises (present, singular) Parkinsonising (participle, present) Parkinsonised (participle, past) Parkinsonised (past) Parkinsonize (alternative)

Questions

What does parkinsonise mean?
To cause (a person or animal) to exhibit signs and symptoms of Parkinsonism, especially as an extrapyramidal side effect from antipsychotic medications.
Where does parkinsonise come from?
From Parkinson + -ise.

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